LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 6, 2016 – The candidates for the
FIVB Board of Administration minority gender election, which
will take place at the 2016 FIVB Congress on October 5, were
unanimously approved by the FIVB Board of Administration on the
opening day of its two-day meeting at the FIVB headquarters in
Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday.
The candidates for the minority gender positions (two to be
elected) on the FIVB Board of Administration 2016-2020 are the
following:
Mireya Luis Hernandez (Cuba).
Ms Luis Hernandez is the beach volleyball director of the Cuban
Volleyball Federation, three-time Olympic volleyball champion
and IOC Athlete Commission member.
Bouchra Hajij (Morocco).
Ms Hajij is the President of the Morocco Volleyball Federation
and a former Morocco national volleyball player.
Judith Rodriguez (Venezuela).
Ms Rodriguez is the President of the Venezuela Volleyball
Federation.
Rita Subowo (Indonesia).
Mrs Subowo is an FIVB Executive Vice-President.
Margaret Ann Fleming (Scotland).
Ms Fleming is the Chief Executive Officer of the Scotland
Volleyball Federation.
The Advisory Election Committee was also presented to the FIVB
Board of Administration as per the following:
Mr Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz FIVB 1st Executive Vice-President &
NORCECA Confederation President
Mr André Meyer FIVB 2nd Executive Vice-President
Dr. Amr M. Elwani FIVB Treasurer & CAVB Confederation President
Dr. Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser AVC Confederation President
Dr. Rafael Lloreda Currea CSV Confederation President
Mr Aleksandar Boricic CEV Confederation President
The FIVB Congress - the 34th since the first held in Paris,
France in 1947 - will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from
October 4-6. |